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Universal Corp

UVV

54.920USD

-0.530-0.96%

Close 09/15, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

1.36BMarket Cap

12.97P/E TTM

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Universal Corp

54.920

-0.530-0.96%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a . Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

44 / 102

Overall Ranking

178 / 4724

Industry

Food & Tobacco

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 0 analysts

Current Rating

78.000

Target Price

+40.67%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Universal Corporation is a global business-to-business agriproducts company. The Company is a global leaf tobacco supplier and provides plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets. The Company operates through two segments: Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment activities involve contracting, procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products throughout the world. Through its Ingredients Operations segment, the Company procures raw materials globally and processes the raw materials through a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, botanical extracts, and flavorings for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage companies. The Company has operations in over 30 countries on five continents.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 84.22%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 84.22%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 13.38, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 21.63M shares, decreasing 6.00% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 2.95M shares of this stock.

Lower Market Activity

The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.19.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company's current financial score is 8.66, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.13. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 702.28M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 8.90%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 76.84%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.66

Change

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Financials

8.45

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

10.00

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.68

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

8.01

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

9.16

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 2.78. Its current P/E ratio is 13.35, which is -2.92% below the recent high of 12.96 and 21.36% above the recent low of 10.50.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.05

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 44/102

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

There is no earnings forecast score for this company; the Food & Tobacco industry's average is 7.37. The average price target for Universal Corp is 72.00, with a high of 72.00 and a low of 72.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

0.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

No Data

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.22, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.19. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 58.18 and the support level at 51.24, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.83

Change

-0.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(4)

Neutral(2)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

0.044

Buy

RSI(14)

47.987

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

49.525

Sell

ATR(14)

0.998

Low Volatility

CCI(14)

-57.691

Neutral

Williams %R

67.961

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

0.073

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

55.396

Sell

MA10

55.337

Sell

MA20

55.369

Sell

MA50

55.082

Sell

MA100

57.037

Sell

MA200

55.485

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 6.69. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 86.92%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.65%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.95M shares, representing 11.87% of shares outstanding, with 0.77% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

3.49M

-2.43%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

2.92M

+0.56%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

1.85M

-1.00%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

1.36M

+9.48%

First Trust Advisors L.P.

976.41K

+2.20%

Invesco Capital Management LLC

Star Investors

966.40K

-0.31%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

581.82K

+3.78%

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

582.53K

+1.29%

Pzena Investment Management, LLC

Star Investors

911.83K

-0.39%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Food & Tobacco domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.97, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 4.39. The company's beta value is 0.75. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.